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Radio and clock memory loss

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Old 09-21-2016, 04:38 PM
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I'm gonna go out and check out the radio issue in a bit and I'll see if I can find those door switches too
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Old 09-21-2016, 07:10 PM
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So I found out that the driver's side dome switch is bad. And I took the car to the shop and found out that the clock fuse was blown (somehow I missed that when checking fuses) and the radio was wired up to the clock somehow. So now the radio keeps the memory, I just have to hit the power button on it to turn it on and off because it doesn't turn on and off with the car because of how it's hooked up
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Old 09-21-2016, 07:52 PM
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Although now I've found that I can roll the windows down with the car completely off. What could cause this?
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Old 09-22-2016, 07:09 AM
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My car does the same thing. I've found that if I don't touch the window crank the windows stay up.

And yes, I do amuse myself at times lol.

Seriously though, sounds like someone was messing with the wiring in this car. Is this a new car to you ? Or possibly a bad ignition switch that isn't cutting power when the key is off. Does anything else have power with the key off ?
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Old 09-22-2016, 07:16 PM
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The radio has power when the key is off. And yes, this is somewhat a new car to me. I hit a deer very soon after getting it, and it's been in the body shop every since. Just recently got it back. Also, I just had a new ignition switch installed because that's what I thought the problem was initially. The only thing it fixed was that the steering wheel now locks after I shut the car off, which it didn't do before.
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Old 09-22-2016, 08:47 PM
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Well it sounds like your slowly fixing the problems you have with the car. Have you been able to look at the wiring harnesses in the car? I would imagine someone has been messing around in there. Under the dash and in the door panel?
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Old 09-22-2016, 10:59 PM
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Haven't got a chance to look at those yet. I'll check them out this weekend some time.
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